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When the parent who pays child support dies, the surviving family may face an immediate financial problem alongside the loss. Rent, groceries, school expenses, and medical bills continue, even when the monthly payments stop....

Finding out that a loved one’s original will cannot be located can create confusion, anxiety, and uncertainty about what happens next. Many people assume that a missing will automatically means the decedent died without...

When a spouse dies, the surviving spouse may have important rights under Texas probate law, even if the deceased spouse had a will. These rights can include ownership of community property, homestead protections, exempt...

Texas law gives executors significant authority over a deceased person’s property. Once appointed by the probate court, an executor may gain access to bank accounts, investment accounts, real estate, personal property,...

Summary: Most individuals seeking to probate a will in Texas are required to hire an attorney to represent them in the probate proceeding. Probate without an attorney constitutes the unauthorized practice of law and is...